Vinyl pressings
by Professor Longhair · 1972
New Orleans Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
A-13709-C AT PRSide A runout, variant 1
A-13710-B AT PRSide B runout, variant 1
A-13709-C SP O-1 SM 1-1 PR AT PR (SP)Side A runout, variant 2
A-1310-B O-1 PR AT PR SPSide B runout, variant 2
A-13709-CRunout, side A
A-13710-BRunout, side B
A-13709RILabel, side A
A-13710RILabel, side B
A - 13709 - CC ✓ [MR logo] △16984 AT PRRunout, side A, etched
A - 13710 - BB ✓ REPL. [MR logo] △16984-X (1) AT PRRunout, side B, etched
A-13709Label, side A
A-13710Label, side B
WEA A-13709-C AT PR Manufactured in GermanySide A runout
WEA A-13709-B AT PR Manufactured in GermanySide B runout
WEA A-13709-C AT PR Manufactured in GermanySide A runout
WEA A-13709-B AT PR Manufactured in GermanySide B runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 402First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 402First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 7225First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 7225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 7225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-4582A / Atlantic P-4582 ALP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-4582A / Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Atlantic MOVLP1796 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1796LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225 / Atlantic 7225LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7225LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of New Orleans Piano are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Germany. One of them is Atlantic SD 7225.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7225, ATL 40 402) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-13709-C AT PR and A-13710-B AT PR. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
